List of LGBT bookstores

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This is a list of LGBT bookstores. The bookstores listed are brick and mortar stores with a focus on the LGBT community and literature.

LGBT bookstores[]

Europe[]

  • Les Mots à la bouche, Paris, France
  • Librairie Vigna, Nice, France
  • Libreria Antigone, Milan, Italy
  • Buchhandlung Löwenherz, Vienna, Austria
  • PAGE 28, Malmö, Sweden
  • Libreria Berkana, Madrid, Spain
  • Libreria Complices, Barcelona, Spain
  • Antinous, Barcelona, Spain
  • Boekwinkel Savannah Bay, Utrecht, the Netherlands
  • Prinz Eisenherz Buchladen, Berlin, Germany
  • Buchladen Erlkönig, Stuttgart, Germany

UK[]

  • Category Is Books, Glasgow, Scotland
  • Gay's the Word Bookshop, London, England
  • Paned o Gê, Cardiff, Wales
  • Shelf Life, Cardiff, Wales
  • Proud Geek, Birmingham, England
  • , Manchester, England
  • The Bookish Type, Leeds, England
  • The Portal Bookshop, York, England
  • Lighthouse- Edinburgh's Radical Bookshop, Edinburgh, Scotland

USA[]

Elsewhere[]

Closed bookstores[]

  • After Stonewall – Ottawa, Canada (still open, but no longer primarily a bookstore)[3]
  • Amazon. True Colors Bookstore – Minneapolis
  • A Brother's Touch Bookstore – Minneapolis
  • Boekhandel de Feeks, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
  • Buchladen Männerschwarm, Hamburg, Germany
  • Der Andere Buchladen, Mannheim, Germany
  • Decatur Street Bookshop, New Orleans
  • Calamus, Boston
  • A Different Light Bookstore – Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco
  • Dreams and Swords- Indianapolis IN
  • Faubourg Marigny Art and Books, New Orleans[1]
  • Lavender Menace Bookshop, Edinburgh, Scotland
  • Librairie L'Androgyne – Montreal, Quebec, Canada[4]
  • Libreria Babele - Milan, Italy
  • Libreria Nuestras Letras – San José, Costa Rica
  • Lobo Book Shop, Dallas, Texas
  • Lobo Book Shop, Austin, Texas
  • Lobo Book Shop, Oklahoma City
  • Lobo Bookshop Cafe, Houston, Texas
  • Lambda Rising Bookstore – Washington, D.C.
  • Oscar Wilde Bookshop – New York City[5]
  • Outloud Bookstore – Nashville, Tennessee[6]
  • Outwrite Bookstore & Coffeehouse – Atlanta
  • Otras Letras – Buenos Aires[7]
  • Query Books – Minneapolis
  • Sisters and Brothers – Albuquerque, NM, USA[8]
  • Vrolijk Boeken & Films - Amsterdam
  • Wild Iris Books, Gainesville, Florida[9]
  • Common Language Bookstore, Ann Arbor, Michigan[10]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Sheets, Cassie (March 11, 2016). "10 Amazing LGBT Bookstores Worthy of a Road Trip". Pride.com.
  2. ^ "Philly AIDS Thrift to reopen LGBT bookstore Giovanni's Room". The Inquirer. August 21, 2014.
  3. ^ "Stonewall won't hit a stone wall; LGBT bookstore avoids closing". Ottawa Citizen, December 21, 2012.
  4. ^ "L’Androgyne ferme ses portes". Fugues, July 25, 2002.
  5. ^ Stewart, Chuck (2014). Proud Heritage: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience [3 volumes]: People, Issues, and Documents of the LGBT Experience. ABC-CLIO. p. 10. ISBN 978-1-61069-399-8.
  6. ^ Raymundo, Oscar (9 January 2012). "Why We Need to Save the World's Last Remaining LGBT Bookstores". The Huffington Post.
  7. ^ "Librería Otras Letras". Facebook.
  8. ^ "Sisters & Brothers :: The Southwest's Alternative Bookstore". 2003-12-24. Archived from the original on 2003-12-24. Retrieved 2021-08-29.
  9. ^ Jarrard, Sydney (March 26, 2015). "Despite Small Footprint, Wild Iris Delivers Big on Mission". American Booksellers Association.
  10. ^ Reporter, Julia Ford Daily News (12 November 2018). "LGBTQ bookstore, Ann Arbor mainstay closes after 27 years". The Michigan Daily. Retrieved 2019-10-07.

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